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Laudadio G, Neigenfind P, Chebolu R, Blasczak VD, Maddirala SJ, Palkowitz MD, Bolduc PN, Nicastri MC, Puthukanoori RK, Paraselli BR, Baran PS. Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids via Ni/Ag Electrocatalytic Cross-Coupling. Org Lett 2024; 26:2276-2281. [PMID: 38467055 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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A simple protocol is outlined herein for rapid access to enantiopure unnatural amino acids (UAAs) from trivial glutamate and aspartate precursors. The method relies on Ag/Ni-electrocatalytic decarboxylative coupling and can be rapidly conducted in parallel (24 reactions at a time) to ascertain coupling viability followed by scale-up for the generation of useful quantities of UAAs for exploratory studies.
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- Gabriele Laudadio
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Chemveda Life Sciences Pvt Ltd., Plot. No. B-11/1, IDA Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana 500039, India
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- Biogen Inc., 225 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Biogen Inc., 225 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Biogen Inc., 225 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Chemveda Life Sciences Pvt Ltd., Plot. No. B-11/1, IDA Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana 500039, India
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- Chemveda Life Sciences Pvt Ltd., Plot. No. B-11/1, IDA Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana 500039, India
- Chemveda Life Sciences, Inc., 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd. Suite 150, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Han SW, Jang Y, Kook J, Jang J, Shin JS. Reprogramming biocatalytic futile cycles through computational engineering of stereochemical promiscuity to create an amine racemase. Nat Commun 2024; 15:49. [PMID: 38169460 PMCID: PMC10761954 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44218-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Repurposing the intrinsic properties of natural enzymes can offer a viable solution to current synthetic challenges through the development of novel biocatalytic processes. Although amino acid racemases are ubiquitous in living organisms, an amine racemase (AR) has not yet been discovered despite its synthetic potential for producing chiral amines. Here, we report the creation of an AR based on the serendipitous discovery that amine transaminases (ATAs) can perform stereoinversion of 2-aminobutane. Kinetic modeling revealed that the unexpected off-pathway activity results from stereochemically promiscuous futile cycles due to incomplete stereoselectivity for 2-aminobutane. This finding motivated us to engineer an S-selective ATA through in silico alanine scanning and empirical combinatorial mutations, creating an AR with broad substrate specificity. The resulting AR, carrying double point mutations, enables the racemization of both enantiomers of diverse chiral amines in the presence of a cognate ketone. This strategy may be generally applicable to a wide range of transaminases, paving the way for the development of new-to-nature racemases.
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- Sang-Woo Han
- Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
- Department of Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea.
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Bakunova AK, Kostyukov AA, Kuzmin VA, Popov VO, Bezsudnova EY. Mechanistic aspects of the transamination reactions catalyzed by D-amino acid transaminase from Haliscomenobacter hydrossis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2023; 1871:140886. [PMID: 36496204 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-(PLP-) dependent D-amino acid transaminases (DAATs) catalyze stereoselective reversible transfer of the amino group between D-amino acids and keto acids. In vivo DAATs are commonly known to synthesize D-glutamate for cell wall peptidoglycans. Today DAATs meet increasing attention for application in the synthesis of D-amino acids, whereas little is known about the mechanism of substrate recognition and catalytic steps of the D-amino acids conversion by DAATs. In this work, the pre-steady-state kinetics of the half-reactions of DAAT from Haliscomenobacter hydrossis with D-glutamate, D-alanine, D-leucine, and D-phenylalanine was examined at two wavelengths, 416 and 330 nm, using a stopped-flow technique. Monophasic kinetics was observed with specific substrates D-glutamate and D-alanine, whereas half-reactions with D-leucine and D-phenylalanine exhibited biphasic kinetics. All half-reactions proceeded until the complete conversion of PLP due to the release of the pyridoxamine-5'-phosphate form of cofactor from the holoenzyme . Comparison of kinetic parameters of half-reactions and the overall transamination reactions for D-leucine, D-phenylalanine revealed the increase in the rates of deamination of these substrates in the overall reaction with α-ketoglutarate. In the overall transamination reaction, the catalytic turnover rates for D-leucine and D-phenylalanine increased by 260 and 60 times, correspondingly, comparing with the slowest step rate constants in the half-reactions. We suggested the activating effect by a specific substrate α-ketoglutarate in the overall transamination reaction. The study of half-reactions helped to quantify the specificity of DAAT from H. hydrossis for D-amino acids with different properties. The results obtained are the first detailed analysis of half-reactions catalyzed by DAAT.
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- Alina K Bakunova
- A.N.Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin st., 4, 119334 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin st., 4, 119334 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- A.N.Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- A.N.Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Asymmetric Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Aliphatic and Aromatic D-Amino Acids Catalyzed by Transaminase from Haliscomenobacter hydrossis. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12121551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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D-amino acids are valuable building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active compounds and pharmaceuticals. The asymmetric synthesis of chiral amino acids from prochiral ketones using stereoselective enzymes is a well-known but far from exhausted approach for large-scale production. Herein, we investigated a pyridoxal-5′-phosphate-dependent D-amino acid transaminase from Haliscomenobacter hydrossis as a potential biocatalyst for the enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of optically pure aliphatic and aromatic D-amino acids. We studied the catalytic efficiency and stereoselectivity of transaminase from H. hydrossis in the amination of aliphatic and aromatic α-keto acids, using D-glutamate as a source of the amino group. We constructed a one-pot three-enzyme system, which included transaminase and two auxiliary enzymes, hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase, and glucose dehydrogenase, to produce D-amino acids with a product yield of 95–99% and an enantiomeric excess of more than 99%. We estimated the stability of the transaminase and the cofactor leakage under reaction conditions. It was found that a high concentration of α-keto acids as well as a low reaction temperature (30 °C) can reduce the cofactor leakage under reaction conditions. The obtained results demonstrated the efficiency of transaminase from H. hydrossis in the asymmetric synthesis of enantiomerically pure D-amino acids.
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Williams V, Cui Y, Jiang X, Zhang C, Zhao J, Zhang N. Co-immobilized Multienzyme System for the Cofactor-Driven Cascade Synthesis of ( R) -2-Amino-3-(2-bromophenyl)propanoic Acid: A Model Reaction. Org Process Res Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Vyasa Williams
- Center of Biosynthesis Technology, Asymchem Life Science (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Center of Biosynthesis Technology, Asymchem Life Science (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Center of Biosynthesis Technology, Asymchem Life Science (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Center of Biosynthesis Technology, Asymchem Life Science (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Center of Biosynthesis Technology, Asymchem Life Science (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Center of Biosynthesis Technology, Asymchem Life Science (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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Han SW, Choi Y, Jang Y, Kim JS, Shin JS. One-pot biosynthesis of aromatic D-amino acids and neuroactive monoamines via enantioselective decarboxylation under in situ product removal using ion exchange resin. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Luo W, Hu J, Lu J, Zhang H, Wang X, Liu Y, Dong L, Yu X. One pot cascade synthesis of L-2-aminobutyric acid employing ω-transaminase from Paracoccus pantotrophus. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bakunova AK, Nikolaeva AY, Rakitina TV, Isaikina TY, Khrenova MG, Boyko KM, Popov VO, Bezsudnova EY. The Uncommon Active Site of D-Amino Acid Transaminase from Haliscomenobacter hydrossis: Biochemical and Structural Insights into the New Enzyme. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26165053. [PMID: 34443642 PMCID: PMC8401098 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26165053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Among industrially important pyridoxal-5’-phosphate (PLP)-dependent transaminases of fold type IV D-amino acid transaminases are the least studied. However, the development of cascade enzymatic processes, including the synthesis of D-amino acids, renewed interest in their study. Here, we describe the identification, biochemical and structural characterization of a new D-amino acid transaminase from Haliscomenobacter hydrossis (Halhy). The new enzyme is strictly specific towards D-amino acids and their keto analogs; it demonstrates one of the highest rates of transamination between D-glutamate and pyruvate. We obtained the crystal structure of the Halhy in the holo form with the protonated Schiff base formed by the K143 and the PLP. Structural analysis revealed a novel set of the active site residues that differ from the key residues forming the active sites of the previously studied D-amino acids transaminases. The active site of Halhy includes three arginine residues, one of which is unique among studied transaminases. We identified critical residues for the Halhy catalytic activity and suggested functions of the arginine residues based on the comparative structural analysis, mutagenesis, and molecular modeling simulations. We suggested a strong positive charge in the O-pocket and the unshaped P-pocket as a structural code for the D-amino acid specificity among transaminases of PLP fold type IV. Characteristics of Halhy complement our knowledge of the structural basis of substrate specificity of D-amino acid transaminases and the sequence-structure-function relationships in these enzymes.
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- Alina K. Bakunova
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.K.B.); (A.Y.N.); (T.V.R.); (T.Y.I.); (M.G.K.); (K.M.B.); (V.O.P.)
- Correspondence: author E-mail:
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Martínez-Rodríguez S, Torres JM, Sánchez P, Ortega E. Overview on Multienzymatic Cascades for the Production of Non-canonical α-Amino Acids. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:887. [PMID: 32850740 PMCID: PMC7431475 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The 22 genetically encoded amino acids (AAs) present in proteins (the 20 standard AAs together with selenocysteine and pyrrolysine), are commonly referred as proteinogenic AAs in the literature due to their appearance in ribosome-synthetized polypeptides. Beyond the borders of this key set of compounds, the rest of AAs are generally named imprecisely as non-proteinogenic AAs, even when they can also appear in polypeptide chains as a result of post-transductional machinery. Besides their importance as metabolites in life, many of D-α- and L-α-"non-canonical" amino acids (NcAAs) are of interest in the biotechnological and biomedical fields. They have found numerous applications in the discovery of new medicines and antibiotics, drug synthesis, cosmetic, and nutritional compounds, or in the improvement of protein and peptide pharmaceuticals. In addition to the numerous studies dealing with the asymmetric synthesis of NcAAs, many different enzymatic pathways have been reported in the literature allowing for the biosynthesis of NcAAs. Due to the huge heterogeneity of this group of molecules, this review is devoted to provide an overview on different established multienzymatic cascades for the production of non-canonical D-α- and L-α-AAs, supplying neophyte and experienced professionals in this field with different illustrative examples in the literature. Whereas the discovery of new or newly designed enzymes is of great interest, dusting off previous enzymatic methodologies by a "back and to the future" strategy might accelerate the implementation of new or improved multienzymatic cascades.
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Pollegioni L, Rosini E, Molla G. Advances in Enzymatic Synthesis of D-Amino Acids. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3206. [PMID: 32369969 PMCID: PMC7247363 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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In nature, the D-enantiomers of amino acids (D-AAs) are not used for protein synthesis and during evolution acquired specific and relevant physiological functions in different organisms. This is the reason for the surge in interest and investigations on these "unnatural" molecules observed in recent years. D-AAs are increasingly used as building blocks to produce pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. In past years, a number of methods have been devised to produce D-AAs based on enantioselective enzymes. With the aim to increase the D-AA derivatives generated, to improve the intrinsic atomic economy and cost-effectiveness, and to generate processes at low environmental impact, recent studies focused on identification, engineering and application of enzymes in novel biocatalytic processes. The aim of this review is to report the advances in synthesis of D-AAs gathered in the past few years based on five main classes of enzymes. These enzymes have been combined and thus applied to multi-enzymatic processes representing in vitro pathways of alternative/exchangeable enzymes that allow the generation of an artificial metabolism for D-AAs synthetic purposes.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy; (L.P.); (E.R.)
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Laurent V, Gourbeyre L, Uzel A, Hélaine V, Nauton L, Traïkia M, de Berardinis V, Salanoubat M, Gefflaut T, Lemaire M, Guérard-Hélaine C. Pyruvate Aldolases Catalyze Cross-Aldol Reactions between Ketones: Highly Selective Access to Multi-Functionalized Tertiary Alcohols. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b05512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Victor Laurent
- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Génoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057 Evry, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Génoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057 Evry, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Zhai L, Yang S, Lai Y, Meng D, Tian Q, Guan Z, Cai Y, Liao X. Mining of aminotransferase gene ota3 from Bacillus pumilus W3 via genome analysis, gene cloning and expressing for compound bioamination. Gene 2018; 686:21-28. [PMID: 30408548 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.10.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Aminotransferases are widely employed as biocatalysts to produce chiral amines and biologically active pharmaceuticals via asymmetric synthesis. In this study, transaminase genes in the Bacillus pumilus W3 genome were analysed, and gene ota3 encoding a putative (R)-selective transaminase was identified. The sequence of ota3 shares highest sequence identity (24.7%) with the first (R)-selective aminotransferase from Arthrobacter sp. KNK 168. Amino acid sequence and conserved domains analyses indicated that ω-BPAT encoded by ota3 belonged to the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent class IV (PLPDE_IV) superfamily. Both native and codon-optimised ω-BPAT genes were recombinantly expressed, and the purified proteins had a molecular mass of ~33.4 kDa. Furthermore, enantioselectivity tests with (S)- and (R)-α-phenethylamine revealed its (R)-selectivity. The optimal conditions for catalytic reaction were 45 °C and pH 7.0, and ω-BPAT retained stability at 20 °C and pH 7.0. Thus, ω-BPAT is a novel (R)-selective aminotransferase with great potential as a universal biocatalyst.
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- Lixin Zhai
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Chem-Stone (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd., Scientific and Technological Enterprise Accelerator, 11 Kaiyuan Avenue, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Han SW, Shin JS. One-Pot Preparation of d-Amino Acids Through Biocatalytic Deracemization Using Alanine Dehydrogenase and ω-Transaminase. Catal Letters 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-018-2565-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Meng LJ, Liu YY, Zhou HS, Yin XJ, Wu JP, Wu MB, Xu G, Yang LR. Driving Transamination Irreversible by Decomposing Byproduct α-Ketoglutarate into Ethylene Using Ethylene-Forming Enzyme. Catal Letters 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-018-2552-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Li J, Chen X, Cui Y, Liu W, Feng J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Enzymatic synthesis of d-alanine from a renewable starting material by co-immobilized dehydrogenases. Process Biochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2017.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Xue YP, Cao CH, Zheng YG. Enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of chiral amino acids. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:1516-1561. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00253j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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This review summarizes the progress achieved in the enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of chiral amino acids from prochiral substrates.
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- Ya-Ping Xue
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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Kelly SA, Pohle S, Wharry S, Mix S, Allen CCR, Moody TS, Gilmore BF. Application of ω-Transaminases in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Chem Rev 2017; 118:349-367. [PMID: 29251912 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chiral amines are valuable building blocks for the pharmaceutical industry. ω-TAms have emerged as an exciting option for their synthesis, offering a potential "green alternative" to overcome the drawbacks associated with conventional chemical methods. In this review, we explore the application of ω-TAms for pharmaceutical production. We discuss the diverse array of reactions available involving ω-TAms and process considerations of their use in both kinetic resolution and asymmetric synthesis. With the aid of specific drug intermediates and APIs, we chart the development of ω-TAms using protein engineering and their contribution to elegant one-pot cascades with other enzymes, including carbonyl reductases (CREDs), hydrolases and monoamine oxidases (MAOs), providing a comprehensive overview of their uses, beginning with initial applications through to the present day.
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- Stephen A Kelly
- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast BT9 7BL, N. Ireland, U.K
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- Almac , Department of Biocatalysis & Isotope Chemistry, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon BT63 5QD, N. Ireland, U.K
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- Almac , Department of Biocatalysis & Isotope Chemistry, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon BT63 5QD, N. Ireland, U.K
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- Almac , Department of Biocatalysis & Isotope Chemistry, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon BT63 5QD, N. Ireland, U.K
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast BT9 7BL, N. Ireland, U.K
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- Almac , Department of Biocatalysis & Isotope Chemistry, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon BT63 5QD, N. Ireland, U.K.,Arran Chemical Company Limited , Unit 1 Monksland Industrial Estate, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast BT9 7BL, N. Ireland, U.K
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Almahboub SA, Narancic T, Devocelle M, Kenny ST, Palmer-Brown W, Murphy C, Nikodinovic-Runic J, O'Connor KE. Biosynthesis of 2-aminooctanoic acid and its use to terminally modify a lactoferricin B peptide derivative for improved antimicrobial activity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 102:789-799. [PMID: 29177937 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8655-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Terminal modification of peptides is frequently used to improve their hydrophobicity. While N-terminal modification with fatty acids (lipidation) has been reported previously, C-terminal lipidation is limited as it requires the use of linkers. Here we report the use of a biocatalyst for the production of an unnatural fatty amino acid, (S)-2-aminooctanoic acid (2-AOA) with enantiomeric excess > 98% ee and the subsequent use of 2-AOA to modify and improve the activity of an antimicrobial peptide. A transaminase originating from Chromobacterium violaceum was employed with a conversion efficiency 52-80% depending on the ratio of amino group donor to acceptor. 2-AOA is a fatty acid with amino functionality, which allowed direct C- and N-terminal conjugation respectively to an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) derived from lactoferricin B. The antibacterial activity of the modified peptides was improved by up to 16-fold. Furthermore, minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of C-terminally modified peptide were always lower than N-terminally conjugated peptides. The C-terminally modified peptide exhibited MIC values of 25 μg/ml for Escherichia coli, 50 μg/ml for Bacillus subtilis, 100 μg/ml for Salmonella typhimurium, 200 μg/ml for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 400 μg/ml for Staphylococcus aureus. The C-terminally modified peptide was the only peptide tested that showed complete inhibition of growth of S. aureus.
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- Sarah A Almahboub
- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Bioplastech Ltd., Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, Belgrade, Serbia
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. .,BEACON - Bioeconomy Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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One-Pot Enantioselective Synthesis of d
-Phenylglycines from Racemic Mandelic Acids, Styrenes, or Biobased l
-Phenylalanine via
Cascade Biocatalysis. Adv Synth Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Slabu I, Galman JL, Lloyd RC, Turner NJ. Discovery, Engineering, and Synthetic Application of Transaminase Biocatalysts. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Iustina Slabu
- School
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Dr.
Reddy’s Laboratories, Chirotech Technology Centre, CB4 0PE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN Manchester, United Kingdom
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Park ES, Shin JS. Biocatalytic cascade reactions for asymmetric synthesis of aliphatic amino acids in a biphasic reaction system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2015.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Han SW, Park ES, Dong JY, Shin JS. Expanding Substrate Specificity of ω-Transaminase by Rational Remodeling of a Large Substrate-Binding Pocket. Adv Synth Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Active-Site Engineering of ω-Transaminase for Production of Unnatural Amino Acids Carrying a Side Chain Bulkier than an Ethyl Substituent. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:6994-7002. [PMID: 26231640 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01533-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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ω-Transaminase (ω-TA) is a promising enzyme for use in the production of unnatural amino acids from keto acids using cheap amino donors such as isopropylamine. The small substrate-binding pocket of most ω-TAs permits entry of substituents no larger than an ethyl group, which presents a significant challenge to the preparation of structurally diverse unnatural amino acids. Here we report on the engineering of an (S)-selective ω-TA from Ochrobactrum anthropi (OATA) to reduce the steric constraint and thereby allow the small pocket to readily accept bulky substituents. On the basis of a docking model in which L-alanine was used as a ligand, nine active-site residues were selected for alanine scanning mutagenesis. Among the resulting variants, an L57A variant showed dramatic activity improvements in activity for α-keto acids and α-amino acids carrying substituents whose bulk is up to that of an n-butyl substituent (e.g., 48- and 56-fold increases in activity for 2-oxopentanoic acid and L-norvaline, respectively). An L57G mutation also relieved the steric constraint but did so much less than the L57A mutation did. In contrast, an L57V substitution failed to induce the improvements in activity for bulky substrates. Molecular modeling suggested that the alanine substitution of L57, located in a large pocket, induces an altered binding orientation of an α-carboxyl group and thereby provides more room to the small pocket. The synthetic utility of the L57A variant was demonstrated by carrying out the production of optically pure L- and D-norvaline (i.e., enantiomeric excess [ee]>99%) by asymmetric amination of 2-oxopantanoic acid and kinetic resolution of racemic norvaline, respectively.
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Richter N, Simon RC, Lechner H, Kroutil W, Ward JM, Hailes HC. ω-Transaminases for the amination of functionalised cyclic ketones. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:8843-51. [PMID: 26194788 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob01204j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The potential of a number of enantiocomplementary ω-transaminases (ω-TAms) in the amination of cyclic ketones has been investigated. After a preliminary screening of several compounds with increasing complexity, different approaches to shift the equilibrium of the reaction to the amine products were studied, and reaction conditions (temperature and pH) optimised. Interestingly, 2-propylamine as an amine donor was tolerated by all five selected ω-TAms, and therefore used in further experiments. Due to the higher conversions observed and interest in chiral amines studies then focused on the amination of α-tetralone and 2-methylcyclohexanone. Both ketones were aminated to give the corresponding amine with at least one of the employed enzymes. Moreover, the amination of 2-methylcyclohexanone was investigated in more detail due to the different stereoselectivities observed with TAms used. The highest yields and stereoselectivities were obtained using the ω-TAm from Chromobacterium violaceum (CV-TAm), producing 2-methylcyclohexylamine with complete stereoselectivity at the (1S)-amine position and up to 24 : 1 selectivity for the cis : trans [(1S,2R) : (1S,2S)] isomer.
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- N Richter
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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Zhang F, Sun H, Song Z, Zhou S, Wen X, Xu QL, Sun H. Stereoselective Synthesis of Arylglycine Derivatives via Palladium-Catalyzed α-Arylation of a Chiral Nickel(II) Glycinate. J Org Chem 2015; 80:4459-64. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Fan Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and State Key Laboratory of
Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia
Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and State Key Laboratory of
Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia
Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and State Key Laboratory of
Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia
Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and State Key Laboratory of
Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia
Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and State Key Laboratory of
Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia
Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and State Key Laboratory of
Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia
Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and State Key Laboratory of
Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia
Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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Park ES, Shin JS. Deracemization of Amino Acids by Coupling Transaminases of Opposite Stereoselectivity. Adv Synth Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201400185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Richter N, Simon RC, Kroutil W, Ward JM, Hailes HC. Synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant 17-α-amino steroids using an ω-transaminase. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:6098-100. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc49080g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient and stereoselective biocatalytic route for the synthesis of 17α-amino steroids has been developed.
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- Nina Richter
- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London, UK
- ACIB GmbH
- c/o Department of Chemistry
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- ACIB GmbH
- c/o Department of Chemistry
- University of Graz
- 8010 Graz, Austria
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering
- University College London
- London, UK
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Simon RC, Richter N, Busto E, Kroutil W. Recent Developments of Cascade Reactions Involving ω-Transaminases. ACS Catal 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/cs400930v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Robert C. Simon
- Department
of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- ACIB GmbH, c/o Heinrichstraße
28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department
of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department
of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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